When a foreign exchange student from Japan enrolls at a small private college in Texas, all goes well until she hosts a modest end-of-semester party in her apartment. Investigators retrieve her remains from a deliberately-set fire and discover the scorched evidence of a brutal crime in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Mikiko excelled academically, earning excellent grades at Texas Lutheran University. She is missed by her loved ones in Japan, including her parents and younger sister. Image source: family photo.Mikiko was murdered inside of her apartment at Sunset Terrace Apartments in Seguin, Texas. The building (pictured) is still there today. Investigators want to hear from anyone who may have been living or staying at the apartments at the time of her murder, and may remember anything from that night / morning. Image source: Google Maps.Jose Baldomero Flores III is a convicted murderer who killed two women in the San Antonio metropolitan area, and attempted to destroy evidence of the crimes through arson. One of his victims was a friend of his who attended Texas Lutheran University at the same time as Mikiko. He has not been named a suspect in Mikko’s case. Image source: police photo.Mikiko Kasahara was 21-years-old when she was murdered inside of her off-campus apartment in Seguin, Texas in 2002. She was an exchange student studying at Texas Lutheran University, and originally from Japan. Her murder remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the death of Mikiko Kasahara, please call the Texas Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-252-8477, or submit a tip via their website HERE. You may remain anonymous if you wish, and a $3,000 reward is currently being offered for information that leads to resolution in Mikiko’s case.
If you prefer, you may also contact the Texas Rangers or Seguin Police Department directly, although you won’t be eligible to receive the award unless you go through the Texas Crime Stoppers.
When skeletal remains are discovered in the attic of an abandoned Washington farmhouse, the years-old mystery of a missing woman’s whereabouts is finally solved. However, the mystery of how and why she died remains in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Donna lived alone in a small house near the intersection of Wilson Road and US 12 in Salkum, Washington. She vanished from her home and her remains were found years later in the attic of another (abandoned) building on her family’s 600+ acre farm property. Image source: Google Maps.This 1983 newspaper clipping shows Donna’s daughters standing in the kitchen of her home after her disappearance, speaking to media. We were unable to locate a photo of Donna herself. Image source: Associated Press.
When an adventurous Canadian woman visits New Hampshire’s White Mountains for a solo hiking retreat, she’s ambushed by a killer. Investigators seek the public’s help to solve an apparently random homicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Louise went missing while hiking a trail in the pictured area within New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Her vehicle was found parked in a lot at the trailhead, and her body was eventually found approx. 200 feet / 61 meters off of the Glen Boulder Trail. Image source: Google Maps.Louise Chaput was an adventurous, intelligent and independent woman who loved the outdoors. She worked as a professional psychologist, and was a mom of two. Her murder is unsolved. Image source: family photo.Louise’s car (pictured) was located in a parking lot at the Glen Ellis Falls Trailhead. Image source: police photo.Do you recognize this backpack? Louise was carrying one like it when she was attacked, and her killer took it with them. They may have used it afterward, and may even still have it. Louise had affixed a “Canada insignia” to her backpack. Image source: Lugger,Louise was a capable and experienced hiker. She was attacked and killed by an unidentified assailant while hiking a popular trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Her murder remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the death of Louise Chaput, please contact the New Hampshire Department of Justice’s Cold Case Unit at 603-223-3856 or fill out their online tip form HERE.
When two remarkably similar Northern Virginia women are murdered just months apart in nearly identical crimes, their neighbors fear that a serial offender is at large. DNA evidence proves them right and investigators strive to identify a serial killer who preys on the elderly in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Marion Marshall was 72-years-old when she was murdered in her Springfield, Virginia home in August of 2006. Image source: Virginia DMV.Marion Newman was 74-years-old when she was murdered in her Springfield, Virginia home in November of 2006. Image source: Virginia DMV.Marion Marshall and Marion Newman lived in the Springfield, Virginia neighborhoods of Crestwood and Edsall Park. Their homes were approximately 2 miles (or approximately 3 kilometers) apart. Image source: Google Maps.Marion Marshall was a retired librarian who devoted her time and energy to volunteerism, particularly to teaching English as a second language. She was generous, and dedicated to improving the lives of others in her community. Image source: family photo.Marion Newman devoted her time and energy to volunteerism, particularly to working at local animal shelters. She was also extremely devoted to her 92-year-old mother, who she spent hours with every day. She was known as “Sweetie” to her family. Image source: family photo.This photo shows Marion Newman’s custom-made diamond ring, which she frequently wore. It has not been seen since her murder, and it’s believed that her killer may have taken it as a trophy. Image source: family photo.These composite images from Parabon NanoLabs depict what Marion Marshall and Marion Newman’s murderer may have looked like at ages 25, 40 and 55. DNA analysis revealed that their killer was a Hispanic male. His identity remains unknown. These images are predictive approximations, and may not match his exact appearance. Image source: Parabon NanoLabs.
When a 13-year-old girl runs away from a Baltimore area group home, she remains missing for months before her remains are found in a wooded area. Investigators strive to identify the predator who took a vulnerable child’s life in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Sarah Forrester was 13-years-old when she went missing from a children’s home in suburban Baltimore. A couple months later, her remains were found in a wooded area adjacent to an apartment complex. Her murder is unsolved. Image source: family photo.Sarah’s remains were found in a wooded area adjacent to a suburban Baltimore apartment complex. Whether or not her killer had any connection to the apartments is unknown. Image source: police photo.Sarah was missing for a couple of months before she was murdered. During that time, she stayed in a Baltimore suburb approximately 35 miles (or 56 kilometers) from the suburb from which she disappeared. Image source: Google Maps.Sarah’s remains were found in suburban Baltimore, a few miles north of the group home she’d disappeared from. Image source: Google Maps.Curtis McKissett was charged with 1st Degree Murder in relation to Sarah’s death less than a year after her murder. However, the charges were dismissed soon after. Image source: police photo.Darlene Giles was 31-years-old when she went missing from Baltimore County. She remained missing for 2.5 months before her remains were located in a wooded area. Like Sarah, she was a homicide victim, and had been fatally cut / stabbed. It’s unknown whether her case is related to Sarah’s in any way, but like Sarah’s, her case remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the death of Sarah Forrester—or the death of Darlene Giles—please call the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-887-3943. Or, text the Baltimore County Police Department’s Homicide and Missing Persons Unit at 443-862-9426, or email them homicide@baltimorecountymd.gov.
If you wish to remain anonymous, report your tip to Metro County Crime Stoppers. Check out their website—metrocrimestoppers.com—for information on how to submit a tip.
When a Colorado man brings his young daughter to work for a day, they both vanish under highly-suspicious circumstances, along with another employee. Investigators search for answers in a presumed case of triple-homicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Pictured: Sarah Skiba with her dad, Paul Skiba. When one of Paul’s employee’s experienced a family emergency, Paul worked in their stead for a day, and brought his daughter along. They disappeared while on the job, along with another employee: Lorenzo Chivers. Image source: family photo.Sarah Skiba was just 9-year-old when she disappeared along with her dad, Paul, and his employee / co-worker Lorenzo. She was her mother’s only child. Her mother has never received answers regarding her disappearance. Image source: family photo.Lorenzo Chivers was a father of two, and is missed by his children and former wife. It’s believed that his boss, Paul, was the primary target of foul play, and that he was also harmed due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Image source: family photo.Pictured from left to right: 39-year-oldl Paul Skiba, 9-year-old Sarah Skiba and 36-year-old Lorenzo Chivers. All three disappeared together on February 7th, 1999, and are believed to be victims of foul play. Image source: family photos.Pictured: the moving truck that was found crookedly-parked in the company lot. It’s believed to be where at least two of the three victims were killed. Image source: police photo.
When a teen vanishes from her small West Virginia hometown, no trace of her is found until her remains are discovered in a backwoods stream months later. A present-day lead results in the reopening of a heartbreaking cold case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Theresa Woods was 14-years-old when she went missing from Oak Hill, West Virginia in 1986. Her remains were found months later in a backwoods stream. No one has ever been held responsible for her murder. Image source: family photo.Theresa was an intelligent, quiet girl who had a talent for music, excelled academically, and loved fashion. She is badly missed by her surviving family members and friends. Image source: family photo.On the day of her disappearance, Theresa was last seen outside of an Oak Hill convenience store. Months later, her remains were found in a remote location. How she got there, and who harmed her, is unknown decades later. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the murder of Theresa Woods, please contact the West Virginia Crime Stoppers at 304-255-7867. You can remain anonymous if you wish. Or, share what you know directly with the West Virginia State Police HERE via their online tip form.
When a small-town Oregon teen vanishes on her way to her after-school job, thorough searches prove fruitless, and investigators suspect foul play. Multiple potential suspects arise in a heartbreaking search for the truth in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Joan “Joanie” Hall was 17-years-old when she went missing from Clatsop County, Oregon in September of 1983. She hasn’t been seen since, and investigators believe she was the victim of foul play. Image source: family photo.Pictured: one of the many articles the Oregon newspaper The Daily Astorian has published on Joanie’s case in the decades since her disappearance. The paper has provided 30+ years of reporting on Joanie’s case. Image source: The Daily Astorian.Tiac Eastman was convicted for his involvement in the murder of another Clatsop County teen girl–Dorene Raterman–which occurred just 4 years after Joanie’s disappearance. At the time of Joanie’s disappearance, both she and Eastman belonged to the local Sheriff’s Department’s Explorers Club for teens. It’s unknown whether or not Eastman may have been involved in Joanie’s disappearance. His father was the Sheriff of Clatsop County when she went missing. Image source: police photo.Pictured: a section of the police report on Joanie’s case, in which the writer notes that some local boys changed their statements regarding seeing Joanie on the afternoon of her disappearance. At some point, an investigator wrote “why” in the margin. This question remains relevant today. Image source: police photo.
When an elderly Iowa man is found deceased in the ashes of a suspicious housefire, investigators determine not only that he was murdered, but that his wife is nowhere to be found. Investigators attempt to piece together who may’ve been responsible for the murder of one unlikely victim and the disappearance of another in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Bill and Kay Wood were 79 and 72-years-old when Bill was murdered in July of 2011 in Warren County, Iowa. Although Bill’s remains were found, Kay–also likely killed–has been missing since the night of the murder. Image source: family photo.This map shows the location in Kansas City (relative to the nearest I-35 Exit) where the Woods’ stolen pick-up truck was found abandoned the day after the murder. A person of interest (pictured in sketch below) was seen walking away from it. Image source: Google Maps.Bill was a father, grandfather, great-grandfather and hardworking, retired ironworker. Despite being nearly 80 years old, he chose to still work, and was employed by a wholesale florist at the time of his death. Image source: family photo.Do you recognize this man? He was seen abandoning the Woods’ stolen truck on the night of Bill’s murder / Kay’s disappearance. Investigators consider him the primary person of interest in this case. He was middle-aged, tall (estimated 6’3-6’6″) with a slim build and gray / white hair in 2011. Image source: police sketch.Kay and Bill were a happily married couple who enjoyed antiquing, traveling together and old-fashioned country music. Both had been widowed, and fell in love with and married each other late in life. Kay had been a family friend of Bill’s for many years before their marriage. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the death of Bill Wood or the disappearance of Kay Wood, please contact the Iowa Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-242-5100.
When a young Big Bear Lake, California boy disappears from a playground near his home, authorities launch the most extensive missing person search the area has ever seen. Finding no trace of the child, investigators attempt to solve his presumed abduction in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Jack Phillips was 9-years-old when he disappeared from Big Bear Lake, California in August of 1995. He’s believed to possibly have been abducted. Image source: family photo.This age-progressed image depicts what Jack may have looked like at age 35. Image source: NCMEC.
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